US Health Care Costs

Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour Without Cc/Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 084: Traumatic stupor and coma >1 hour without cc/mcc

$50,323typical hospital bill
$9,955typical amount paid
$8,183–$10,840range paid across 3 hospitals

Tennessee hospitals billed Medicare a typical $50,323 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Johnson City Medical CenterJohnson City14$50,323$8,183
Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga15$59,844$9,955
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville14$47,773$10,840

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.